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  • Nature's Metropolis

    Chicago and the Great West

    by William Cronon ...
    A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Winner of the Bancroft Prize. "No one has written a better book about a city…Nature's Metropolis is elegant testimony to the proposition that economic, urban, environmental, and business history can be as graceful, powerful, and fascinating as a novel." —Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston Globe ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Changes in the Land

    Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

    by William Cronon, John Demos ...
    The book that launched environmental history, William Cronon's Changes in the Land, now revised and updated.Winner of the Francis Parkman PrizeIn this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Changes in the Land

    Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

    by William Cronon ...
    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 18 min

    In this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an updated afterword by the author and a new preface by the distinguished colonialist John Demos, Changes in the Land provides a brilliant ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Unexpected Universe

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    by Loren Eiseley ...
    “No one has ever managed to make the pursuit of knowledge feel more soulful or more immediate than Loren Eiseley . . . ” —Ben Cosgrove, The Daily BeastAt the height of a distinguished career as a paleontologist, Loren Eiseley turned from fieldwork and scientific publication to the personal essay. Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature

    Rethinking the Human Place in Nature

    Edited by William Cronon ...
    A controversial, timely reassessment of the environmentalist agenda by outstanding historians, scientists, and critics.In a lead essay that powerfully states the broad argument of the book, William Cronon writes that the environmentalist goal of wilderness preservation is conceptually and politically wrongheaded. Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this goal are the sale of nature ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Night Country

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    by Loren Eiseley ...
    One of America’s most beloved naturalists reflects on the “fallibility of science, the mystery of evolution, and the surprise of life” in this fascinating essay collection (Time)Weaving together memoir, philosophical reflection, and his always keen observations of the natural world, Loren Eiseley’s essays in The Night Country explore those moments, often dark and unexpected, when chance encounters ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Rhine

    An Eco-Biography, 1815–2000

    by Mark Cioc ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    The Rhine River is Europe’s most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Invisible Pyramid

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    by Loren Eiseley ...
    A revered ecologist and conservationist examines the origins and possible futures of humankind within the context of the Space Age, masterfully “[communicating] the awesome spectacle of our environmental crisis” (New York Times Book Review)To read Loren Eiseley is to renew a sense of wonder at the miracles and paradoxes of evolution and the ever-changing diversity of life. In this brilliant ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • John Muir: Nature Writings (LOA #92)

    The Story of My Boyhood and Youth / My First Summer in the Sierra / The Mountains of California / Stickeen / essays

    by John Muir ...
    Known as the "Father of the National Parks," John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence—as seen in this stunning, one-volume collectionIn a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Vacationland

    Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country

    by William Philpott ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Winner of the Western Writers of America 2014 Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction, ContemporaryMention the Colorado high country today and vacation imagery springs immediately to mind: mountain scenery, camping, hiking, skiing, and world-renowned resorts like Aspen and Vail. But not so long ago, the high country was isolated and little visited. Vacationland tells the story of the region's ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Behind the Curve

    Science and the Politics of Global Warming

    by Joshua P. Howe ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why?In Behind ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Firmament of Time

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    by Loren Eiseley ...
    A lyrical and meditative tour de force that traces the evolution of man and science, including the rise of scientific inquiryIn The Firmament of Time—nominated for a National Book Award—Loren Eiseley offers a series of brilliant, provocative excursions through the history of science. A paleontologist with the soul and skill of a poet, he reflects on the many ways in which the quest for knowledge ... Read more

    $9.99 USD